Lap-robe holder.



H. P. TYRRELL.

LAP ROBE-HOLDER. APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 12, 190s.

933,405. A Patented sept?, 1909.

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` LAP-Ross HOLDER.

Specification of` Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

i Application led June 12, 1908. Seria1 No. 438,203.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT F. TYRRELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burghill, in the county of Trumbull, State of Ohio, haveinvented ccrtainnew and useful Improvement-s in Lap-Robe Holders; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionl has relation tojmeans for holding a lap-robe in positionover the lap or knees of a person in place on the seat of a vehicle,without holding the robe by the hands or otherwise bothering` with it tokeep it in place while handling the reins.

Lap-robes are commonly composed of sheets o-r blankets that are spreadover the lap of the person on the vehicle seat, and

in the course of riding the robe is liable to become disarranged ormisplaced to such a degree as to not only interfere with its usefulness,lbut to give a good deal of trouble to the driver.

It is the purpose of the invention to provide simply constructed,economical, eflicient, and readily operated means that may be connectedwith each end of the lazy back of a vehicle and be in position always tobe engaged with the upper ends of the lap-robe to hold it in desiredposition, and in like manner, to be disengaged therefrom to re-` leasethe robe or change its position.

The nature of the invention is illustrated in the device portrayed inthe annexed drawings, forming a part of this specification, thesaiddevice being represented in what I at present consider its best form,though it is recognized that mechanical changes may be made thereinWithout departing from the general nature or spirit of the invention asdefined by the appended claims.

Of the said drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the inventionrepresenting a piece of a lap-robe held by the jaws, and a fraction ofthe flexible support connected with the upper loop. Fig. 2 is an edgeview of the invention. Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3--3 ofFig. 1.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts or features inall the views.

In carrying out my invention, I take a length of resilient wire ofsuitable size and bend the same into a form resembling substantially thegure 8, makin-g the upper loop l considerably smaller than the lowerloop 2, the ends of the wire terminatmgtrthe bottom of the latter loopand being provided with jaws 3 in the form of elongated transverselyarranged blocks of suitable material, the adjacent faces of which may beseparated by springing the sides of the loop 2 apart, so that the edgeor other portion of 65 the lap-robe t may be caught and heldtherebetween.

As stated, the upper loop l may be smaller in circumference than thelower loop, and

the portion of the wire composing the same is preferably turned ortwisted into coils 5 to enhance its resilient effect. The coils 5constitute a ring through which a chain, cord or other suitable flexiblemeans 6 may be passed to attach the holder to the lazy back of thevehicle. rllhe said attaching means 6 will be long enough to maintainthe holder in position where it can be readily taken hold of and used.

The numeral 7 designates a lock which is 30 in like manner at its lowerend to engage the opposite side of the lower loop 2, the bent ends beingdifferent in length and the engagement of the ends of the lock wire withthe sides of the loops being loose so that the lock can be slipped upand down in position 9o and when raised it will allow the jaws to be,easily separated to insert a part of the laprobe between them, and whenpushed down, as shown in the drawings, it will grip the loop 2 acrosswhich it extends and hold the 95 said part of the lap-robe securelybetween the jaws.

The form of the invention is such that it can be produced by aninexpensive process and be readily and efficiently manipulated,

while it performs to perfection the functions ascribed to it.

It is, of course designed to employ one of the holders at each side orend of the lazy back or other part of the vehicle, so that both sides ofthe lap-robe may be held in place.

What is claimed is: l. A device of the class described, co'mprising apair of crossed spring jaws, and a clamp carried by one jaw and slidablebodily essaies thereuponv into. frictional engagement. with, the otherjaw, to bind the latter against the rst-Inentoned j aW.

2. A device of the class described, cornprising a pair of crossed springjavvs a 1jrd a loop carried by one javv and slidable thereupon intoengagement With the other; j ajv,to bind the latter against /therst-inentioned jaw.

3. A device of theclass described, 4cornprising pair of crossed springjaws, and a loop carried by one jaw and extending across v .t'nejot-herjaw, said loop being arranged for movement into engagement with thelast- K mentioned jaw, toibnd the latter aga-inst the first-mentionedjaws.

4. A device.v of the class described, c0111-, prising aV pairI orcrossed spring jaws, and a loop carried by one jaw and. extending acrossthe otherj avv, said loop being arranged for .L -v- 1;, vf f. l LSliding movement upon the lfSt-lrllltlolwd' jaw into frictionalengagement with the lastinentioned jaw, to bind the latter agarnst saidfirst-mentioned jaw.

5. AY device of the class described, coin- .prising a pair of crossedspring jaws, and ya slidingloop carried b v one jaw and extend- HUBERTF. TYRRELL.

Witnesses ANNA S. Gir/mnu, M. GILTNER,

